Council of higher education sets new postgraduate criteria

Türkiye’s Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced new criteria aimed at elevating the standard of postgraduate education on Monday 18 March, emphasising factors such as publication records and accreditation to enhance programme quality, reports the Daily Sabah with AA.

Outlined within the framework of the Regulation on Postgraduate Education and Training, the criteria mandate specific qualifications for each programme to ensure rigorous standards are met.

The key requirements include that faculty members must hold a doctorate or associate professor position in the relevant field at the university where the programme will be offered. For interdisciplinary programmes, faculty members must possess qualifications in directly related fields determined by the Higher Education Executive Board. A minimum of six faculty members, including at least two professors and two associate professors, are required for the establishment of a PhD programme.
Full report on the Daily Sabah site